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Learn more about the Western Digital WD6400AARS

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WD Caviar Green drives make it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation.

Reduced power consumption

Cool and quiet

IntelliPower

IntelliSeek

Low power spin-up

Advanced power technology

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts

2 years limited

Labor

2 years limited

Quick Info

WarrantyBeyond any applicable Newegg return policy, this item is warranted independently by the product's Manufacturer or a Third party. Below is a summary provided for convenience only and may not be accurate or current.
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Rating: 1/5Sad day in mudville

Cons: soo many bad sectors, the disk check utility from their website couldn't even check it.I had a Seagate disk that could ... and 2 hours into the test, there were so many that I stopped it and called support.NewEgg replaced quickly.

Rating: 5/5Drives Have Been Working Quite Well!

Pros: As a long-time system builder, I have had nothing but success with this particular WD series. After over a year, these drives continue to perform very well in every system that they've been installed. After all, isn't that what we're all seeking?

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: For those not quite satisfied with these drives, there are many factors that can impact performance and/or reliability. Far too numerous to delve into here. Like people buying the same new car, sometimes some of us are just among the unlucky few to acquire a less-than-perfect product. That's simply how it goes in the world friends...

Rating: 4/5So far, so good.

Pros: This new drive arrived in good condition, and upon being hooked up to the bench tester powered up without hesitation and formatted efficiently. Ran it through the monkey jungle of testing:Transferred a hundred gigs onto and off.DefragmentingFast random file access.All of them done quickly and without annoyance.

Once spun up, the drive is fairly fast for the type and operates without building much heat either. Very quietly as well.

Cons: Did not include a jumper.

Other Thoughts: If you are using Windows XP, you need to emplace a jumper on pins 7-8, prior to installing the drive in your system. If you are using Vista or 7, no jumpering needed.

I'm only giving this a 4 egg due to the fact that the initial drive was DOA.

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tytotheler92

12/7/2010 5:45:43 PM

Tech Level: 5/5

Ownership: 4/5

Verified Owner

Rating: 5/5Great Drive, just know the limitations

Pros: This is another great drive from WD. Reliable, cool running, and, well, Green. Also extremely fast in windows Vista/7 and Server 2008 OSes for a 5900RPM drive. The huge cache makes up for that slow RPM.

Cons: This is an Advanced Format Drive, which moves the sectors from every 512kb to every 4 megabytes. What does this mean to you? Better error correction ability and faster performance/less fragmentation. BUT, it also means that OSes produced before Vista cannot take advantage of this, and will in turn corrupt themselves while using the drive if the drive is not either periodically aligned or jumpered to the XP setting. This causes serious issues and in turn is why the reviews aren't all that good overall.

Other Thoughts: This is the drive for Vista/7 low power devices/large storage.

Otherwise, don't buy it. It will cause more headaches then its worth. I had to run out and get a 500Gb WD Blue for the client when I found out this wasn't going to work in Home Server (SBS 2003 based) and it just added another complication I didn't need.

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